Native Hues

Growing up in a small village in West Bengal gave artist Pinaki Ranjan Bera an opportunity to observe nature more closely and witness its varying and changing moods. His abstract paintings that are a melange of bright colours reflect the various facets of nature and are currently on display as part of an exhibition “Sensual […]

Growing up in a small village in West Bengal gave artist Pinaki Ranjan Bera an opportunity to observe nature more closely and witness its varying and changing moods. His abstract paintings that are a melange of bright colours reflect the various facets of nature and are currently on display as part of an exhibition “Sensual Hues” at Triveni Kala Sangam.

The 17 paintings are Bera’s ode to the beauty of his village, shaped by memories from his childhood. The 26-year-old artist, who is now based in Delhi, says, “Just like us who celebrate festivals, nature too observes various festivals. You get to see it in different forms during monsoon, summers and winters.”

Bera is aware that few understand abstract paintings but that isn’t a deterrent. He uses the criticism to improve his art and tells viewers the story behind his paintings.”Often, artists sketch a line or two and their abstract painting is over. But in my paintings, where I mix colours and blend them into different forms within boundaries, the viewers have to stand in front it and gaze at it for sometime to understand it,” he says.

The idea behind the exhibition, conveyed further by its title “Sensual Hues”, is the artist’s attempt at making viewers realise that though colours are slowly fading from everyone’s life, they are still present around us. “If we could take a break from our hectic lives, we will see them,” says Bera.

The exhibition is on display at Triveni Kala Sangam , 205, Tansen Marg, Mandi House, till April 25.

Contact: 23728833 Pallavi Chattopadhyay

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